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Students in Guwahati: real freedom still eludes India
As India prepares for its 80th Independence Day, students in Guwahati say political freedom alone is not enough. Cotton University student Tanmoy Baruah questioned whether citizens truly have equal rights, dignity, and…
The Story in Brief
As India prepares for its 80th Independence Day, students in Guwahati say political freedom alone is not enough. Cotton University student Tanmoy Baruah questioned whether citizens truly have equal rights, dignity, and freedom of speech, pointing to people jailed for dissent. Fellow student Mohammad Galib Raja said freedom remains incomplete while women face violence and leaders divide society on religion. Ragini Goswami of Handique Girls’ College said safety and opportunities are parts of freedom, and criticised the prime minister for not visiting Assam during floods. The Assam Tribune reports their views reflect a generation measuring freedom by daily life, not just colonial history.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that young Indians are indifferent to freedom is lazy. These students show they care deeply, about speech, safety, and unity. But some politicians and commentators view any criticism as anti-national. That is a one-sided trap. The real test: will the government take student concerns on women’s safety and dissent seriously, or dismiss them as slogans? The number of sedition cases filed this year will tell.
Source: assamtribune.com
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